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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I add a rubric to a Forum or Topic?</h1></div>
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    <p>To significantly speed up grading for weekly or regular discussions, use a rubric to grade student activity within the Discussions tool.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Gradebook.</h2>
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    <p>Select <strong>Gradebook</strong> from the Tool Menu in your site.</p>
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    <p><em><strong>Note</strong>: In order to attach a rubric to a Forum or Topic, you must first create a Gradebook item and attach the rubric to that item.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add a rubric to a Gradebook item.</h2>
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    <p>While <a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoienterandoreditgradesingradebook">creating or editing a Gradebook item</a>, select <strong>Use the following rubric to grade this assignment</strong> to attach a rubric. Click <strong>Create </strong>or <strong>Save Changes</strong>. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Discussions.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Discussions</strong> tool from the tool menu of your site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add a rubric to a Forum.</h2>
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    <p>Click <strong>Forum Settings</strong>.</p>
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<li>In the Grading area, make a selection from <strong>Gradebook item</strong>. Ensure that you select an item to which you've attached a rubric.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>
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    <p><em><strong>Note</strong>: You must have an existing Gradebook item in order to associate the forum topic with that item, and the gradebook item must already have the rubric attached. If there are no existing items, you will need to go to the Gradebook to create the item first.</em></p>
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    <p>The Forum now displays a rubric icon (<strong>Preview Rubric</strong>), indicating that a rubric is attached.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add a rubric to a Topic.</h2>
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    <p>Click <strong>Topic Settings</strong>.</p>
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<li>In the Grading area, make a selection from <strong>Gradebook item</strong>. Ensure that you select an item to which you've attached a rubric.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>
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    <p><em><strong>Note</strong>: You must have an existing Gradebook item in order to associate the forum topic with that item, and the gradebook item must already have the rubric attached. If there are no existing items, you will need to go to the Gradebook to create the item first.</em></p>
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    <p>The Topic now displays a rubric icon (<strong>Preview Rubric</strong>), indicating that a rubric is attached.</p>
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